$ cat SprintfTest.java public class SprintfTest { public static void main( String[] args ) { System.out.println( String.format( "%05d\n", 123 ) ); System.out.println( String.format( "%5d, %2.2f\n", 123, 10.5677 ) ); System.out.println( String.format( "%10s\n", "abcde" ) ); System.out.println( String.format( "%-10s\n", "abcde" ) ); } } $ java -cp . SprintfTest 00123 123, 10.57 abcde abcde –ß‚é